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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1954)
BE OTA re)M V UJ i i m In The Day's lews ; Br FRANK JENKINS ,' The French ask us AGAIN to i send more military aid to Indo- ' cnina. especially planes. ; President Eisenhower says this - morning tbs free world slmDlv can't afford further ' losses to the ' commuitsts In Asia. He adds that , the loss of Indochina and the rest ; of Southeast Asia would have in- j calculable consequences. Secretary of State -Dulles re ; marked day before yesterday that . the Chinese communists are get- i ting "awful, close to direct ag t gresslon ih-'lEdochina. (We have ; intimated that if their aggression there becomes too direct we MIGHT be forced to retaliation in some form of our own choosing.) ! Republican Senate Leader Bill ' Knowland demands that the free . nations of the world assert them selves on the Indochina issues , adding that now is the time for them to step up and be counted. Democratic Senate Leader Lyn- ' don Johnson of Texas agrees with Knowland, asserting: "We are at - the crossroads of foreign policy RIGHT NOW. We are either going to have collective security or we are going to know where we stand." The significance of Senator Johnson's statement lies in the fact that when the foreign situation looks all right Republicans and Democrats can TIGHT HAPPILY. but when storms are brewing on the foreign horizon they know they have to stand together. Russia asserts this morning that arming of Western Germany as a ' weapon against the communist : states will lead to a new world war. - What does it all mean? It looks like we're approaching a showdown that will determine . whether or not Russia Is afraid of our atomic power. George Turnbull, whose editor- ials are an always interesting fea ture of the Albany Democrat-Her-: aid. has been reading up on algae at which the scientists are be ginning to cock an inquisitive eye. He says: "The scientists some of them, that is are telling us in one mag azine article after another that algae will be replacing porterhouse steak as the piece' de resistance of the good dinner In a few gen erations. Already, in some parts of the Orient, Plankton, made of marine algae. Is an important item of diet . , "Maybe future generations will like it so well that they'll feel sorry for us benighted folk who subsist on such coarse things as meat and potatoes and an occasion al fish. But right now we recipro cate the pity. We'd rather let the; fish devour the algae and later on we'll feast on a fine, fat salmon baked on a plank." Down here In the State of Jef ferson we have a huge lake and it's simply loaded with algae and in the past we've complained bit terly about that fact. Among other things, we don't enjoy swimming in algae soup. We too have been reading the magazines, and we're getting an idea. We go along with your thinking, George. We don't believe we'd like the stuff straight. So we're thinking of making stock feed out of it which we'll feed to the steers that graze on our bound less ranges and then, when na ture has taken Its course, we'll eat the steaks that have been per fected by the processed algae feed. We plan to go one step further, out of the algae that is left over we'll make fertilizer to grow more of the big potatoes that go so well, when baked or hash browned, with a juicy steak. Ain't science wonderful? Crater Lodge f Sale Approved Official approval of the change of ownership of Crater Lake Lodge, announced last week by R. W. Price, Portland, was given Tues day by Conrad I.,. Wlrth, director of national parks, Washington D.C. Word of the verification came from Fred Johnson, superintendent of CrRter Lake National Park. Price sold his controlling interest to Harry W. and Harry Carl Smith, father and son restaurant owners for an unnamed figure. The new owners, who plan no Immediate changes at the lodge have taken possession. The resort will open June 15. I Suicide Leap Not1 Successful SAN FRANCISCO I4V-A 32-year-old unemployed man leaped from the top of a three-story hotel here Inst night but his suicide dive re sulted in nothing worse than a stomach ache. Officers said Daniel Rodrlques, after screaming "Don't try to stop me." took off from the roof and landed with a perfect "belly flop" on top of a parked car. He was taken to emergency hos pital for minor cuts on his nose and elbow and a very sore mid riff and then was booked for drunk enness. M Further Tax Cut Opposed WASHINGTON In Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey tojd senators Wednesday the Eisenhow er administration is strongly op posed to Increasing personal in come tax exemptions as proposed by the Democrats. At the same time, the secretary pledged to the Senate Finance Committee that when further gov ernment spending cuts Justify it, the administration will recom mend to Congress additional In come tax cuts. REDUCE RATES But he said this should be done by reducing the rates, not increas ing exemptions. Democrats have offered amendments to raise the present $600 individual exemption to $700 or $800. Humphrey was the opening wit ness as the Finance Committee started publio hearings on the 875 page tax revision bill, already passed by the House. The secretary-described the bill as a key part of President Elsenhower's fiscal program. He said that $7,400,000,000 in tax cuts have been put through or are in prospect this year, counting the revision bill, and that this is all that can be afforded now. Humphrey testified that the ear liest possible action on the bill was "imperative" and would have 'tremendously helpful effect upon the economy." Humphrey read off a list of what he called "plain facts" about the current economic situation indicat ing that business is now better than at any other time except in tne record year of 1963. PROPOSAL ..i. He said the proposal in the bill to reduce taxation of dividend in- come "will encourage the invest ment of savings so that business can expand and create more jobs." Humphrey said three-quarters of all individuals who get dividends earn less than $10,000 a year. Humphrey told the senators that giving faster and more flexible tax write-off of depreciation would benefit 9.600,000 individuals, in cluding farmers and small busi ness men, as well as 600,000 cor porations. "Here again," he said, "the purpose is to stimulate em ployment, plant expansion and modernization." Sen. Flanders (R-Vt) said prior to Humphrey's appearance that if the Democrats persuade Congress to cut Income taxes again this year, the revenue loss would havs to be made up by a general sales tax. Farm Surplus Storage Eyed MEMPHIS lift A proposal that the nation's vast agricultural sur pluses be stockpiled In all parts of the nation, as emergency food in an atomic attack, won quick approval Wednesday from farm scientists and industrialists. The proposal was made by Wheeler McMillen, chairman of the board of the National Farm Chemurgio Council, at the coun cil's annual meeting. Dr. G. E. HUbert of Washington, chief of a division of government research attempting to find uses for surpluses, said he sees no technical reason why the food can't be stored. Other council delegates said the Idea would solve two problems feeding disorganized populations scattered over the countryside in an atomic attack, and utilizing "embarrassing" quantities of sur plus foods. McMillen, editor In chief of the farm - magazine, Farm Journal, proposed placing food in caves; burying it deep in the ground, or using any other available storage methods. The caves, he said, would pre vent stores from becoming con taminated by radioactivity. He said he planned to send the sug gestion to the White House. Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vlrinlly; gunny through Thursday. High Thursday 55, low Wednesday light 22. High yesterday ......... J Lew last night 22 Preelp last 24 hours - M Since Oct. 1 M.4 Same period lt year 11.67 Normal for period : -60 BRIDGE MISHAPS tjrFA, Turkey OB Sixteen passengers drowned and 24 were injured when a wooden bridge col lapsed and the bus carrying them plunged into the Eviap River near this town to southwest Turkey Tuesday. TOM By Humphrey Ike Denies H-Bomb Program Delay Charged By McCarthy WASHINGTON w President Eisenhower said .Wednesday he knows nothing about an l&montii delay in hydrogen bomb develop ment as charged by Sen. McCar thy (R-Wis), The President also said he always has regarded com mentator Edward R. Murrow, as sailed by McCarthy, as a friend. The President's remarks were at a White House news confer ence, during which he also said the United States has no need to develop a hydrogen bomb bigger than the one it already has. Sen. McCarthy said in a TV speech Tuesday night that re search on America's H-bomb was deliberately stalled for 18 months despite information that Russia was pushing a similar project. He asked u this delay would have been possible if there had not been Communists in the American gov ernment. SPEECH The senator's speech was in re ply to a program, critical of his activities, which Murrow had tele cast March 8- McCarthy called Martin Case Poses Problem The odds were piling up Wed nesday that George Martin, 71-year-old missing Klamath Falls livestock trader and prototype of "Get Rich . Quick Walllngford." will not be prosecuted for bogus check charges. Although tlie search Is still on for the trader who disappeared after he was reputed to have mulcted prominent basin business men and farmers out of more than $100,000, he is only accused legally of Is suing one check with insufficient iur,as. - The law under which he was charged has been declared uncon stitutional by Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna of Medford. Circuit Judge David R. Vanden berg has a non-sufficient funds check case under advisement here. He said Wednesday it is Indefinite when he will be able to rule on the issue. The case in volves J. Wesley Ambrose, i etised of passing a check without sufficient funds in the bank. In the meantime, victims of Martin's alleged bogus transac tions were not doing much talk ing. It is known that some of his purported victims lost as much as $15,000 in a single transaction. Sheriff Murray Britton is hold ing a warrant for Martin on a charge of passing a worthless check for $3,176.' A bank official told the Herald and News Wednesday that the missing trader issued bogus checks in the amount of $30,0J0 before he disappeared, A Klamath Falls bank also has a large over draft charged to Martin. one of the trader's victim who says he is "holding the bag" for $5,000 described Martin's disap pearance this way: "He left town like Ringling Brothers Circus he didn't leave a stake on the ground." Three Dead In Air Mishap VICTORVILLE, Calif. W) Three men are dead and five others Be verly burned as the result of a jet fighter crash and fire Involving another plane and a rescue truck at George Air Force Base. An Air Force spokesman said the F86 Jet had no more than left the ground Tuesday when it swerved and crashed into the truck, burst into flame and ram med a T33 trainer parked on the runway. The T33 was destroyed. The dead: 2nd Lt. Joseph D. Young, 22, the let pilot of Okla homa City, Okla.; Tech. Sgt. James C. Flower, Victorville; and Carl C. Case, Big Bear, Calif. Flower and Case were manning the rescue truck. The burned air men were working on the flight line when the crash occurred. Coon Comments On KF Airport WASHINGTON IPi The mili tary construction bill which went to Congress Tuesday with a $4, 133.000 item for the Klamath Falls airport, would do this at the Ore gon city. Rep. Sam Coon said Wed nesday: Build Jet interceptor base facil ities capable of handling 600 air men, 95 officers and 80 civilians. ROYAL YACHT LONDON (ft A Royal Navy architect disclosed Wednesday the costly new 4,715-ton royal yacht Britannia has made a speed of 22.75 knots in her trials and will cruise at 21 knots. Murrow "the leader and the clev erest of the Jackal pack which is always found at the throat of any one who dares to expose Commu nists and traitors." Eisenhower told questioners he knew nothing about McCarthy's telecast and bad never heard of any delay in H-bomb develop-: ment. Questioned further, he saih he was very close to the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Lewis L. Strauss and the chair man never has mentioned such a thing to him. With emphasis. Eisenhower re peated he has never heard of the matter. As for Murrow. the president said he had known him for many years and considers him a friend me of the friends he had made among newspaper and radio peo ple- QUESTIONED , The President was asked at foe outset of Wednesday's news con ference whether the United States contemplates making "bigger and bigger" hydrogen bombs. He replied that this country has no intention of going into a pro gram of seeing now big a bomb lt can make. . He said he knows of no mili tary requirement that would lead to the development of a bomb big ger than the type already in use. Obviously he was referring to the two hydrogen weapons tested last month in the far Pacific, He said the scientists have spec ulated a bomb can be made of un limited size big enough to blow a hole in the earth's atmosphere but he made lt plain he Tegarded the size of the bomb exploded In the Pacific as the greatest that can be used with maximum effb ciency. ' ' '" V 4 April Jobless Lists Lower SALEM tfl Oregon's unem ployment fell to 82,130 on April 1 the State Unemployment Compen satlon Commission reported Wed nesday. The high mark for the winter was 73,459 early in February. The April 1 total still is sharply above the 39,448 a year ago. The seasonal pickup is greatest In Western Oregon, although the Portland area still lists 19.800 out of work. This total in February was 22,500. Eugene has 3.500 seeking jobs, compared with 5,900 two months ago. The number of Job seekers for other Western Oregon cities, com pared with two months ego, In clude: Corvallls, 600 and 1,600; Leban on, 1,433 and 2,683; Roseburg, 1.- 750 and 3,050: Tillamook. 460 and 1,400; and Toledo 700 and 1.500. Last week, 32,488 workers filed claims for unemployment Insur ance. Payments during March, total ing $3,638,254, were the highest for that month in the 17-year history of the commission. The total was 43.5 per cent more than in March, 1953, and $50,739 more than the previous top In March, 1950. The commission has paid out $18,433,354 in benefits since last July 1, compared with $16,883,425 In the same period a . year ago. !jTli5B' myrm CJitTH QgccwgEssj jTT' IT WAS ELECTION YEAR when this picture wet taken, 100, probably around 1928, and Wil son Wiley had a pretty good lized sign up en Main Strtet. The other sign resdi "Watch the Great Northern Com In and the Public Write In." The car top sign advertising the wrestling matches places them in th old Yateran's Athletic Club at Sixth and Klamath. . Historical Society Photo N. MM Urgent Plea To Receive Fast Action Paris ifl France has urgent ly asked the United States lor more aircraft and aviation sup plies for Indochina, especially for the defense of the Dlen Blen Phu fortress, a French Foreign Minis try spokesman said Wednesday. American offloials in Washington made it cloar the response would be favorable. The request, the French spokes man said, was presented through normal channels in Washington. "These requests for material aid cannot be considered singly," he said. "This has been a continuing process and the latest request should not be considered as extra ordinary." , He cited the statement of Gen. Paul Ely, chief of staff of the French army, when he was in Washington recently at the time the French request for more B28 bombers was presented. The gen eral was quoted as warning re porters against placing too much empnasis on a single request. Newspapers here Tuesday had reported that France had ad dressed a plea for more aid from America. The ministry's announce ment Wednesday was Intended to clarify as well as confirm that report and put it In Its proper perspective. The spokesman continued that the ministry wished to atress that, despite - conflicting reports of poli cy changes concerning Indochina, the government's chief preoccupa tion remains the battle of Dien Bien Phu, which lt considers of overriding importance. (In Washington, American offi cios made It clear they would quickly' grant any new Trench re quest for additional military equip ment lor tne inaocnina war, (Some 25 B26 fighter-bombers promised to French forces in In dochina during Ely's visit already have been delivered. Officials of the French embassy In Washington said they knew nothing about any new specific request but that it would not surprise them if local commanders in Indochina had ap pealed for military assistance). Expert Warns Spud Growers CORVALLI3 lfl A review of the weekly potato market by R. H. Groder, extension economist at Oregon State College, Wednesday repeated for growers warnings against planting a big 1954 crop. The report pointed out that the Department of Agriculture has said that over-planting of late crop potatoes' could, lead to financial distress. The car shipments report for the week ended April 3 showed 6,071 shipped In the United States, down from 6,207 the previous week. Ore gon shipments were 123 compared with 151 the week before. MANEUVERS BERLIN Ml The United States British and French garrisons In West Berlin opened combined ma neuvers Wednesday to launch their spring field training period. The exercise will end Friday. -Aw V -jpi n '.-.- i ' 11 1 1 i'-j FAIRVIEW SCHOOL students carrying book, back to the clatiroom this morning were Pamella Neader and her titter Madelynn of 1443 Oregon Avenue. . : - f French Prepare To Defend Key City Against Vietminh HANOI, Indochina W French Union defenders of this key Red River delta center aie bolstering Its fortifications against the possi bility of a surprise Vletmlnh at tempt to grab the city. New barbed wire barricades bristle at atrateglo points and Vietnamese soldiers patrol key areas. , Rumors have been flying here that the ' Communist-led Vletmlnh Is planning "something big" In an TV Hearings To Be Held Both ; KFJI Broadcasters and Klamath Falls Television Incorpo rated today received official notice from Washington, D.O, that appli cations are In order legally, tech' nlcally and financially and that personal appearances by the prin cipals must be made In Washing, ton starting on April 30, to deter- mine - which proposal will best serve the Klamath country. Issues cited by the FCO for the Klamath hearing will be back ground and experience of each applicant, proposals of manage ment and operation and the pro prised programming service of each. Dick Magulre would be manager of KFJI-TV whereas Bud Chand ler would manage KFTV. W. D. Miller Is sole owner of KFJI Broadcasters whereas Klamath Falls Television Is owned equal ly by over 40 business people representing business, industry, agriculture and the professions. KFJI Broadcasters propose to op erate TV from the existing radio station site 458 feet above the city while KFTV would operate its transmitter from the summit of Hogback Mountain 2000 feet above the city and 6500 feet above sea level. -Both applicants would use downtown studios. KFJI at 327 Main Street, and KFTV at 7th and Main. Actual coverage comparisons will be printed by the Herald and Nows as soon as the official engi neer's maps are mado available from Washington. attempt to win a commanding position before the Geneva conler- ence on Korea and Indochina opens April 26. Some officials tear Vlet mlnh chief Ho Chi Mlnh may try to touch oft another uprising nore In Hanoi. , RED SYMPATHIZERS Many persons believe serious trouble could develop, particularly if the Vletmlnh could enlist the help of the thousands of Vietnam ese In the city who sympathize with the rebels and want to got rid of the French, While only future developments oan . prove whether- there la any truth in the rumors, the French ob viously Intend- so1 be - prepared. Thick meshes of barbed wire have been erected around all eleotrlo power transmission stations and Vietnamese-manned col ce nosts. Water supply systems, posts and telegraphs, and railway and trans port lines are guarded by Vietnam ese soldiers, carrying pistols, sub machine guns or rifles, often with bayonets fixed. CIJRFKVV ENFORCED A curfow la being enforced from midnight to dawn. The coumcr Brldgo, only span connecting Hanoi with towns and cities to uie east, is heavily guarded by Senegalese troops. No traffic, except by spe cial military permit, Is allowed over ihe bridge between 1 p. ni., and 7 a. m. Air rnld alarm sirens are being sounded. French army sources say these are merely tests, to mako sure the system is In perfect work ing order. The Vletmlnh nave never used any fighter or bomber planes In tlio 7-ycar-long war, but it's alwavs possible their supply source Red china might one day give them some. Along the 64-mile stretch of high way eastward to the seaport of Haiphong through which flows American wnr supplies for the French Union forces scores of re inforced, concrete fortifications have artillery for Instant action and anti-aircraft batteries keep close watch on the skies, . Jordan Border Has Flare Up ; JERUSALEM, Jordan Section 11 Jordn claimed Wednesday Hint Israelis attacked u Jordan village near Bethlehem twice Tuesday night. A spokesman said national guardsmen and Arab teflon troops drove them off Bfter fierce exchanges- with automatic fir.- and hand grenades. MaJ, Molintnmed Ir.haq, Jordan's senior military delegate to the U. N. Israeli-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission, said the attackers left bloodstains on the ground as tliey withdrew. This was the only indication of any casualties. Ir.haq said a band of about 100 Israelis mado the first - attack, crossing the armistice demarca tion lino about 11 p.m. and open ing fire on tho village of Hunan, about 3 i miles southwest of Beth lehem, In the Israeli section of this di vided city, a Jewish army spokes man Tuesday charged Jordanians, Egyptians and Syrians with carry ing out separate new border at tacks. KLAMATH BASIN -POTATO SHIPMENTS lUmi Dtp : 34 cars 16 cars Tsui rr fftftM 9774 care 10,719 cart tau-ts iist-ss Free World Must Oppose Red Thrusts WASHINGTON VTI President . Elsenhower aaid Wednesday the free world simply can't afford greater losses to the Communists -In Asia. Loss of Indochina and the 'Test of Southeast Asia would have in. ealuiilBib consequences, h told a news conference. , Eisenhower said this country la . conducting talks with Its allies looking toward united action to keep Indochina free but bo aaid bo detailed course of action has been set at this time. He denied, in effect, widespread reports that the United 8tata has asked six allies 10 Join In a com- ' mon warning against further &g gression by Communist China In any pari of Southeast Asia. STUDY ASKED It wouldn't ho right, Elsenhower said, tor this country to propose an answer before there has been a joint study ot the problem.1 But tne question of what to do in Indochina is of the utmost Im portance to the whole tree world, the President said, and is getting more attention than almost any other thing. Eisenhower said he doubts lt there is much chance ot Teaching a negotiated settlement of t'le In dochlnese question at the -Cteneva conference to be held Apall 28. He declared 450 million Asiatics already have been loat to commu nism and aald the free world aim ply cant afford greater losses, cs peoiaiiy when they: threaten to knock down other countries like falling dominoes, Almost simultaneously with the President's news conference, Sec retary of State Dullfi was discus sing Indochina at the Republican women's centennial conference here. - - . UNITED WILL The secretary ot state said tee United States Is seeking to develop a united will among friendly na tions Interested In the Southeast Asian area which would doom Red China's ambition there to defeat. Dulles said that If present nego tiations produce such will and make the stand ot the free nations sufficiently clear then there would . be less need for- "united action" to save Indochina from eommu nlsm. ' n , .. .1 -1 . But he declared grimly that- tho potential' danger to free world In terests In the ares Is vary (real and them exists tho risk ot - a "great disaster" there, At the capitol, sen. Lyndon B, Johnson of Texas threw Demo cratic weight behind a stand by Sen. Knowland (R-Callf). thai- tho free nstlonsl should "step up and be counted" on measures to resist Communist aggression in Indo china. H-Bomb Test Held Tuesday ' WASHINGTON Ml The go. emmont announced Wednesday that another test of nuclear weap ons was carried out Tuesday at the Paolflo proving grounds and described lt as "successful." s "Information of great Impor tance to national defense continues to be derived from this ; tst se ries," Chairman Lewis L. Strat of the Atomlo Energy Commission . said In a statement. - He added: . ; "As In the previous Instances In preparation for these testa the naval and air force units attached to the task force carefully searched the area both visually and by radar for possible shtp. ping." , The brief announcement did not , specifically Identify this test as a thermonuclear, or H-bomb, teat. However, it was described as the third in the present series, The two earlier ones on March 1 and March 26 Involved H-bomb de vices and this third one presum ably did also. . .. ; Storms Sweep Wide Areas By TIIK ASSOCIATED PHEB8 Stormy weather swent areas In the mid-continent Wednesday and colder air headed Into Uie region, UKiicaung an end to a mild spell. . Tho Weather Bureau in Chicago reported tho possibility of "lso. lated tornado activity" In some sections of the Midwest. The latest report was of severe thunder storms with a possibility of a twister 30 miles west and 60 miles east of a line from Waterloo, Io wa, to Watisau, Wis. Earlier, the bureau said there were indications of possible tor nadoos in sections of Kansas, Io wa and Missouri, Thunderstorms and showers hit aroas during the night and early morning from Northeastern Ne braska northeastward through Minnesota and eastern sections of the Dakotai and in parts of Iowa and Kansas. There were several other wet snots across the nation, Showers fell In the Northern Appalachians Into New England, while showers and thunderstorms were reported In the far Southeastern area. It was foggy over wide areas of Mich igan. In the West, showers hit Western Washington and Northwestern Ore gon while there Was light snow 1st the Northern Rockies,
